Sudden Death: Clam kills emperator angel

fishcraze2002 · 05/16/2003, 10:54 PM

The pics say it all! This incident happened several wks ago. I got the angel for about 3 wks, and then got the clam a wk later. The angel nipped on the clam once in a while, but not so often, and the clam seemed to get used to it: retract a little bit when the angel passed by and wide open immediatley after that.. but then one night, rite in front of me, the angel had gone too deep into theclam meat and the clam close so fast and it got the angel.. I tried to open the clam to save the angel w/ no avail since it's so strong and tight.. i had to give up! i was stunted watching the clam keep the angel straight up like that for hours and only released the dead body the next morning!!!

fishcraze2002 · 05/16/2003, 10:56 PM

more pics

fishcraze2002 · 05/16/2003, 11:01 PM

more pics

Tankless · 05/16/2003, 11:03 PM

Ouch That looks like it hurts

I have'nt had anything like that happen with fish but I watched my squamosa launch hermits up into the canopy.

hogpark7430 · 05/16/2003, 11:04 PM

that is amazing, nature takes its course.

fishcraze2002 · 05/16/2003, 11:05 PM

ya, i was always afraid my angel would kill my clam, never think such a slow clam could catch and kill such an agresive, fast and active and of course beautiful angel like that!

Project Reef · 05/16/2003, 11:17 PM

Dang...

Now I've seen it all.

Zepplin · 05/16/2003, 11:25 PM

I would have pried it open with a screwdriver. I couldn't have watched it go down that way. Sorry for your loss.

-Meg

Pucci · 05/16/2003, 11:26 PM

That's crazy!

Sorry for your loss!

Ddddrgnfly · 05/16/2003, 11:34 PM

Just another reason most don't keep the larger angels in reef tanks IMO

mr294 · 05/16/2003, 11:35 PM

How bizarre

Jimbo327 · 05/16/2003, 11:46 PM

There goes $50+ down the drain.

That is a crazy picture. Thanks for sharing. I should be more careful with my fingers when I move my clams around.

Incredible. Sorry for the loss.

Jim

reefcats · 05/16/2003, 11:55 PM

How strange.

mocerich · 05/17/2003, 12:05 AM

Those are some PG-13 pics - you should put a warning on this thread.

kozmo02 · 05/17/2003, 01:00 AM

that is crazy! i have never seen anything like that, but i guess the angel got what was comin to him, shouldnt have been a bully

Yup · 05/17/2003, 01:36 AM

WHEN CLAMS ATTACK!

Wilafur · 05/17/2003, 01:50 AM

wow, the pics blew me away.

3_high_low · 05/17/2003, 04:29 AM

wow! Clam bites fish. Kind of like a "man bites dog" story.

Leviathan · 05/17/2003, 04:49 AM

This is a new one for me as well.

Im very sorry for your loss, but thank you for sharing the pictures.

Frick-n-Frags · 05/17/2003, 05:35 AM

Wow, you don't see that one every day. Man, it is definitely a jungle out there.

Launching hermits into the canopy sounds hilarious, but probably a near coronary for you if there are MH lights up there too.

softie57 · 05/17/2003, 07:02 AM

Sorry for the loss...I always wondered if that was actually possible

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64Ivy · 05/17/2003, 07:09 AM

I always thought those old stories about giant clams 'catching' divers were myths. But after seeing those shots....

Duce · 05/17/2003, 07:30 AM

How's your "killer" clam doing BTW

Ewan · 05/17/2003, 07:55 AM

Wierd!

There is something that I have never, ever seen before.

Sorry for your loss.

Kaos · 05/17/2003, 07:59 AM

WOW

Just goes to show you sometimes there is a fine line between preditor and prey.

05/16/2003, 10:54 PM	#1
fishcraze2002 Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 733	Sudden Death: Clam kills emperator angel The pics say it all! This incident happened several wks ago. I got the angel for about 3 wks, and then got the clam a wk later. The angel nipped on the clam once in a while, but not so often, and the clam seemed to get used to it: retract a little bit when the angel passed by and wide open immediatley after that.. but then one night, rite in front of me, the angel had gone too deep into theclam meat and the clam close so fast and it got the angel.. I tried to open the clam to save the angel w/ no avail since it's so strong and tight.. i had to give up! i was stunted watching the clam keep the angel straight up like that for hours and only released the dead body the next morning!!!

05/16/2003, 11:17 PM	#7
Project Reef **** R.C. Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 5,844	Dang... Now I've seen it all. __________________ - Ali

05/16/2003, 11:34 PM	#10
Ddddrgnfly Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Memphis,TN Posts: 286	Just another reason most don't keep the larger angels in reef tanks IMO __________________ The more I see,The more I want. The more I want,The more I spend. The more I spend,The broker I get. The broker I get,The less I can spend. The less I can spend,The more I want VISCIOUS CYCLE!! Current Tank Info: 140 display, 30g attached grow out, 40g sump, 25g fuge.3-175W 10K m/h, 2 96W PC, 2 Sea Swirls, 2 Blueline return pumps, 4 PH, Doser, 8 outlet battery backup,etc...

05/16/2003, 11:35 PM	#11
mr294 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 3,122	How bizarre __________________ Brandon Current Tank Info: None at the moment

05/16/2003, 11:46 PM	#12
Jimbo327 Registered Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 2,363	There goes $50+ down the drain. That is a crazy picture. Thanks for sharing. I should be more careful with my fingers when I move my clams around. Incredible. Sorry for the loss. Jim __________________ "If sometimes you feel little, useless, offended or depressed or get that loser feeling, always remember that you were once the fastest and most victorious sperm out of hundreds of millions..." Current Tank Info: 6gal JBJ NanoCube, DIY LED Mod, 1/15 JBJ Chiller, Tunze Osmolator, Homemade Kalkwasser Chamber

05/16/2003, 10:56 PM	#2
fishcraze2002 Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 733	more pics

05/16/2003, 11:01 PM	#3
fishcraze2002 Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 733	more pics

05/16/2003, 11:03 PM	#4
Tankless Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Eureka CA Posts: 48	Ouch That looks like it hurts I have'nt had anything like that happen with fish but I watched my squamosa launch hermits up into the canopy.

05/16/2003, 11:04 PM	#5
hogpark7430 [this status is for rent] Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: 6374' Posts: 1,084 Blog Entries: 6	that is amazing, nature takes its course.

05/16/2003, 11:05 PM	#6
fishcraze2002 Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 733	ya, i was always afraid my angel would kill my clam, never think such a slow clam could catch and kill such an agresive, fast and active and of course beautiful angel like that!

05/16/2003, 11:25 PM	#8
Zepplin Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 1,737	I would have pried it open with a screwdriver. I couldn't have watched it go down that way. Sorry for your loss. -Meg

05/16/2003, 11:26 PM	#9
Pucci Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: California Posts: 175	That's crazy! Sorry for your loss!

05/16/2003, 11:55 PM	#13
reefcats Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Pa. Posts: 62	strange How strange.

05/17/2003, 12:05 AM	#14
mocerich Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: East Lansing, MI Posts: 237	Those are some PG-13 pics - you should put a warning on this thread. __________________ CHRIS Current Tank Info: 45g reef, 30g fuge, softies, couple LPS. 12g eclipse with 20lbs LR and a pair of false percs.

05/17/2003, 01:00 AM	#15
kozmo02 Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clovis, CA Posts: 5,123	that is crazy! i have never seen anything like that, but i guess the angel got what was comin to him, shouldnt have been a bully

05/17/2003, 01:36 AM	#16
Yup Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 80	WHEN CLAMS ATTACK!

05/17/2003, 01:50 AM	#17
Wilafur Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Ghetto Wood Posts: 4,839	wow, the pics blew me away. __________________ Failure is an option..............for losers. Don't be a loser. Current Tank Info: Tankless....sob...sob...

05/17/2003, 04:29 AM	#18
3_high_low Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Boston,MA,USA Posts: 4,449	wow! Clam bites fish. Kind of like a "man bites dog" story. __________________ Mark Current Tank Info: 125 gallon Vermetid Gastropod/SPS, 29 g Ghetto

05/17/2003, 04:49 AM	#19
Leviathan Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Shakedown Street Posts: 2,466	This is a new one for me as well. Im very sorry for your loss, but thank you for sharing the pictures. __________________ We are Legion,,,,,for we are many....... Current Tank Info: 25Gallon AGA-Mixed reef system, 25lbs LR Mix-Kalieni & Carib., Hydor 2 Pump, 175watt ARO Pro Series M57 ballast-20KXM, 1" SSB, CSS65 Skimmer

05/17/2003, 05:35 AM	#20
Frick-n-Frags Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: north central OH Posts: 10,740	Wow, you don't see that one every day. Man, it is definitely a jungle out there. Launching hermits into the canopy sounds hilarious, but probably a near coronary for you if there are MH lights up there too.

05/17/2003, 07:02 AM	#21
softie57 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: San Diego Posts: 131	Sorry for the loss...I always wondered if that was actually possible .

05/17/2003, 07:09 AM	#22
64Ivy B'rer Reefer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Greenwich, CT Posts: 3,194	I always thought those old stories about giant clams 'catching' divers were myths. But after seeing those shots.... __________________ Be Kind To The Elderly. Life Without Parole Means Nothing To Us. ToTM 3-03 Current Tank Info: Between tanks. Searching for a home

05/17/2003, 07:30 AM	#23
Duce Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Toronto, Ont., Canada Posts: 1,986	How's your "killer" clam doing BTW

05/17/2003, 07:55 AM	#24
Ewan Premium Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Fredericton, NB, Canada Posts: 2,594	Wierd! There is something that I have never, ever seen before. Sorry for your loss.

05/17/2003, 07:59 AM	#25
Kaos "Lurker" Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,131	WOW Just goes to show you sometimes there is a fine line between preditor and prey. __________________ Ordinary people are the ones scared to be themselves.